Zhang Lijia meets Jeffrey Wasserstrom, a history professor at UCLA, as he introduces his new book, and ponders on China topics that concern Americans.

Zhang Lijia meets Deborah Fallows, who has a Ph.D linguistics degree. Today she introduces her new book, and talks about learning languages, and her own perspective on China

Zhang Lijia meets Catherine Sampson, an 'outstanding thriller author' as described by The Guardian, to talk about her crime novels and her own perspective on China.

Han Han: blogger, race car driver, magazine editor, and pundit on just about everything, is probably China's best known writer of the 80's generation. His new book "1988" was released earlier this month. A special limited edition of just 100 copies, is being sold at a price of 988 yuan – around $150 – and has a gold strip inserted on the last page. And arguments over whether this is simply a sales stunt, a subtle Han Han commentary on Chinese society - or something else have been raging. So what do ordinary people think about this novel approach to selling books. We went out on the streets of Beijing to find out.

The arrest of a Chinese student at New Jersey's Stevens Institute of Technology two months ago on terror threat charges caused concern – and anger – here in China.

Now, more than eight weeks after Zhai Tian Tian was arrested for allegedly threatening to burn down a school building, his mother has spoken out in defense of her son.

In her first television interview since his arrest, she tells Beyond the Headlines she believes her son is innocent – and accuses U.S. authorities of trampling on his human rights. B.O.N's Kelda Yuen has this exclusive interview.